Predictors of relational continuity in primary care: patient, provider and practice factors

BMC Primary Care

Table 3 Factors significant and independently associated with the overall continuity score: multilevel modeling

	% Change in continuity score
	(multilevel regression coefficient: effect size)
	Model A: patient and provider factors		Model B: patient, provider and practice factors
	ES	ES/SD ¹	ES	ES/SD
Variance explained (R²)	0.11		0.13
N in model	5295		5295
Model dummy variables
CHC	−2.6	S	NS
FFS	−1.4	S	NS
FHN	−2.4	M	NS
HSO (ref)	Base		Base
Patient characteristics
Age	0.055	S	0.052	S
Patient had paid work in the past 12 months (Full)	−1.97	S	−2.15	S
Practice patient < 2 years (1 if yes)	−2.97	S	−2.96	S
No regular provider	−1.45	S	−13.48	S
# of days having mental problems	−0.091	S	−0.089	S
# of chronic diseases	0.7108	S	0.7	S
Education binary (1 for high school or more)	−2.21	S	−2.06	S
Rurality index			−0.028	S
Provider profile
Years since graduation	0.086	S	0.067	S
Practice profile
Number of MDs	NS		−0.33	S
Total # of nurses (RPN,RN,NA)²	NS		−0.64	M
≤ 24 hours on-call/week	NS		−2.03	M
Practice open on weekends	NS		−2.39	M

¹ES/SD: Effect Size / Standard deviation; S if ES/SD < 0.2; M if 0.2 < =ES/SD < 0.5; L if 0.5 < =ES/SD < 0.8; VL if ES/SD > =0.8; NS = Not Significant.
² RPN registered practical nurse, RN registered nurse, NA nurse assistant.

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